An Oconee County jury took 80 minutes April 1 to convict Bagwell of 22 felony counts, including rape, aggravated child molestation and aggravated sexual battery. The verdict ended a four-day trial.

Oconee County sheriff's deputies arrested Bagwell in March 2009 after a two-year investigation that began when the girl told a teacher that she'd been molested by an older man she knew.

Through repeated interviews with the victim and people close to her, investigators eventually drew out information that showed Bagwell subjected the girl to systematic abuse between 2003 and 2007, according to Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry. The girl, now 12, testified against Bagwell during the trial.